This is the new and improved version of both the Periodic Poetry Contest and the Haiku Contest. From this point out, both contests will be combined into one massive contest for everyone to enjoy! And as such, each user is allowed to enter is both contests with separate entries if they so desire, effectively doubling the odds of winning. Each contest (One being general poetry and the other exclusively haiku) will have one winner every month. Every month, two winners (one from each contest shall be chosen and receive a merit for all their hard work. Show it off to your friends, gloat about it to your enemies! Tell your parents about it and confuse them! It's a win-win-win-win-win scenario, folks.

Rules

General Poetry Contest:- It must fit the theme if the month (same theme as the Haiku Contest).- It must be submitted by the deadline.- It cannot have inappropriate language in it.- It cannot be stolen (if you plagiarize, we will find you).- The poem must be created for this contest- A user cannot win twice in a row (though everyone is welcome to submit every month!)- Only one submission per user will be accepted

Once a month a winner will be chosen from all the received entries. To begin, the Moderation/Administration Team will act as judges and choose winners. Subject to change depending on how well things go. The winner will then make a comment on the ContestWinners profile to receive a merit.(Original idea by ubertuna, itemized rules by DragonMistress, modified by Devoidless)

Haiku Contest"A Haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons."Well, that said, here are the rules:- It must fit the theme of the month (same as General Poetry Contest)-The haiku must be original (no plagiarizing)!- It must be submitted before the deadline- It must be created for the contest (no using works previously written)- One submission per user- The same user cannot win twice in a row (but they are welcome to submit!)

Once a month a winner will be chosen from all the received entries. To begin, the Moderation/Administration Team will act as judges and choose winners. Subject to change depending on how well things go. The winner will then make a post on the ContestWinners profile to receive a merit.(Original idea and itemized rules by Maverick4, modified by Devoidless)First ThemesThe first themes to kick off this contest shall be:- The theme for the General Poetry contest this run is "Touch of Truth".

- The theme for the Haiku contest is "Broken Bond".Submitting an entrySince there are two separate contests, users are required to mention in the post which contest they wish to use the entry for. Any entry without this is subject to not being entered into either contest. Examples of how to clarify which contest an entry is for:-

This poem is for the General Poetry contest

-

-This is for the Haiku contest

-

I'd like to enter this for the General Poetry/Haiku contest

Remember, each user is allowed to join both contests!

Alright! Looking forward to seeing what you all can create! Good luck, and have fun with it!

It seems the problem still lies with inadequate or, in this case, absent judging. Back in my day, I was just shy of a public hanging over being 3 days past the end of the contest (but exactly when I promised it).

PoetryThe eyes, they no longer shine,The glisten that would change my world,A mind poisoned with fog of hatred.The hands that would move mountains,Are lifeless and clouded.The heart that would burn passion into the sky, Is a wisp of flame in a ocean of pain.Something is missing, And I need it back.

There's something missing...I'm not quite sure what to do -Confusion; question?

But what is missing? This haiku doesn't show anything but it tells of confusion.

Disdainful depart,It absconded, but I knew,Something was missing

Something secreted away and not in an amicable manner but what? What is "it"?

The fire in your heart,Burning so powerfully,Has come to ashes.

I like the image of fire burning out to represent a void here, even if a burning fire is a cliched metaphor for love or passion.

POETRY

My poem:

.

.

.

.

.

The End.

Maybe this tells the story of a life not lived, but a life not lived is still a life. Is there anything missing when nothing is done or something is done but not a whole lot of it? Has nothing truly been done? The richness of the content is perhaps up to the viewer.

The eyes, they no longer shine,The glisten that would change my world,A mind poisoned with fog of hatred.The hands that would move mountains,Are lifeless and clouded.The heart that would burn passion into the sky,Is a wisp of flame in a ocean of pain.Something is missing,And I need it back.

This reads similarly to the haiku. There are more metaphors and similes but I'm not sure it adds more as some of these metaphors odd like clouded hands. However, the contrast of the last two lines are interesting as they doesn't employ figurative language.

We strive to deliver the best gaming experiences... on the internet and on your mobile phone. Play thousands of free online games for kids, get access to free mmorpg games, online rpg games, fun online flash games, and more.